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Czech names, by how often Americans give them

39 names in U.S. records come from Czech, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Hana (436 babies), then Alena and Jana.

Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.

Czech names given in the U.S., most given first

The dot marks the sex of most U.S. babies given the name.
NameBirths 2025Since 1880Wiktionary says
Hana43613,018A female given name, equivalent to English Hannah. Wiktionary
Alena39816,014A female given name. Wiktionary
Jana18146,223A female given name from Czech. Wiktionary
Ivanka941,359A female given name from Czech. Wiktionary
Eman872,573A diminutive of the male given name Emanuel. Wiktionary
Zlata29419A female given name. Wiktionary
Silvie22184A female given name, equivalent to English Silvia or Sylvia. Wiktionary
Miroslava19816A female given name. Wiktionary
Darina13729A female given name. Wiktionary
Nela12597A female given name. Wiktionary
Nikol11885A female given name of modern usage. Wiktionary
Miroslav10157A male given name. Wiktionary
Sylva7908A female given name, equivalent to English Sylvia. Wiktionary
Tereza6797A female given name, equivalent to English Teresa. Wiktionary
Ludmila6288A female given name. Wiktionary
Nevena5107A female given name. Wiktionary
Rudolf02,951A male given name from Czech or German, equivalent to English Rudolph. Wiktionary
Tonda02,426A diminutive of the male given name Antonín. Wiktionary
Meda01,882A female given name. Wiktionary
Vlasta0873A female given name. Wiktionary
Landa0639A male surname transferred from the given name. Wiktionary
Gusta0578A diminutive of the female given names Gustava, Augusta, and Augustina. Wiktionary
Ota0215A male given name, equivalent to English Otto. Wiktionary
Tibor0215A male given name, equivalent to English Tiberius. Wiktionary
Justa0204A diminutive of the female given name Justýna. Wiktionary
Anda0194A diminutive of the female given name Anna. Wiktionary
Venda0152A diminutive of the female given name Vendula. Wiktionary
Ondra0120A diminutive of the male given name Ondřej. Wiktionary
Petr0109A male given name, equivalent to English Peter. Wiktionary
Lada0106A female given name from Czech. Wiktionary
Vilda088A diminutive of the male given name Vilém. Wiktionary
Ladislav082A male given name, equivalent to English Ladislaus. Wiktionary
Lenka082A female given name. Wiktionary
Jolana076A female given name. Wiktionary
Patricie075A female given name, equivalent to English Patricia. Wiktionary
Medard069A male given name. Wiktionary
Damek062A diminutive of the male given name Adam. Wiktionary
Bohumil056A male given name. Wiktionary
Ivona051A female given name, equivalent to English Yvonne. Wiktionary

Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.

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